Letter file



F. M. KILFOYLE.

LETTER FlLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 1922.

1,427,397, Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

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LETTER FILE.

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Application filed. March 13, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED M. KILroYLn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Storrs, in the county ofCarbon and State of Utah, have invented a new and useful Letter F ile,of which the following is a specification. H I

This invention relates to a letter file, one of its objects being toprovide means whereby a stack of letters or other loose sheets can beheld together securely without the necessity of punching holes therein,the gripping means employed being adjustable for engaging the stack ofpapers at any desired point between the ends thereof so that it ispossible to so hold the sheet that the ends thereof can be turned backreadily for inspection with out the necessity of detaching the sheetsfrom each other.

A further object is to provide a letter file the parts of which can bereadily disconnected so as to be stored within a small space while beingshipped or while in stora e.

A further object is to provide gripping means which distributes thestrain throughout the width of the sheetwhen it is pulled, thus reducingto the minimum the danger of tearing the sheet while it is being inspected.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds,the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and, in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed,

changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention havebeen shown.

In said drawings 7 Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the letterfile in use.

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the stop clips.

Figure 3 is a section through one end of the eccentric gripping roll.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a modified form of rollholder.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a boardconstituting the backing of the holder and secured to one end thereof isa tongue Qhaving an open- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29 1922. Serial No. 543,396. I i i ing 3 whereby the boardcan be suspended from a' nail or the like when not in use. Spring clipsl'straddlethe endof the board and havestop fingers 5 extending upwardlyfrom the board and against which the loose sheets or letters indicatedat L can be stacked on the board.

Extending transversely under the board is a cross strip -6 the ends ofwhich are inturned as at 7 so as to straddle the side edges of theboard. These inturned ends have standards 8 projecting therefrom and oneedge of each standard is provided with obliquely disposed notches 9. Theedges of the inturned portion 7 are bent outwardly as at 10510 that thestrip 6 can be slid readily outwardly from this arm is a stud 16prefer'ably provided at its inner end with a collar 17. The studs 16 atthe two ends of the roll are in alignment and are adapted to be seatedwithin the notched standards 8 so as thus to constitute eccentricbearings for the roll. After the sheets have been stacked on the board 1the studs 16 are inserted in certain of the notches so that by rotatingthe roll itwill swing downwardly on the sheets and bind them tightly tothe board.

As the stack of sheets increases in thickness the roll can be adjustedupwardly between the standards. By shifting the strip 6 the roll can becaused to grip the sheets at any point desired.

Instead of using the standards shown in Figure 1 both the standards andthe cross strip can be made of wire as shown in Figure 4. The crossstrip is made up of parallel wires 18 inturned as at 19 to straddle thesides of the board and these inturned portions merge into an upstandingloop 20 forming a standard. The upper end of the loop is spread open toprovide an eye 21 and one of the members of the loop is bent to formnotches 22, it being understood that the opposed members of the loopnormally contact. With this form of standard the stud 16 after beinginserted into the eye 21 can be pressed downwardly to position Withinany one ofthe notches 22 Without being Withdrawn from engagement withthe standard. The two wires 18 can be held properly spaced by metalstrips 23 if so desired. e

When the device is not in use the several parts can be separated and canbe compacty Wrapped as Will be obvious.

What is claimed is l 1. A letter file including a board, standardsadjustable alongthe sides of the board, and an eccentrically mountedgripping roll adjustably supported by the standards.

2. A letter file including a beard, connected standards adjustable alongopposed edges of the board, an eccentrically mounted grip ping rolldetachably and adjustably connected to the standards.

3. A letter file including a board, connected standards adjustable alongopposed edges of the board, an eccentric gripping roll detachably andadjustably connected to the standards, and adjustable stop devicesdetachably connected to the board.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

FRED M. KILFOYLE. VYitnesses:

FRANK F. BENNET,

J. WV. DRAPER.

